Morgan looking to advance in handball

Tuesday

Feb 11, 2014 at 3:15 AM

FROM STAFF REPORTS

DOVER — Chris Morgan, a former javelin thrower for the University of New Hampshire men’s track and field team, has taken up team handball with an eye toward competing for the United States at the Pan American Championships in Uruguay in late June.

He picked up the sport three years ago after graduating from UNH. He took the summer of 2010 off from athletics, but needed to get into something competitive so he started playing team handball, which consists of six players on the court and a goalie.

Morgan quickly made the national team and recently made a life-changing move to Alabama to help build a long-term residency program from the ground up.

USA Team Handball recently signed a deal with Auburn University allowing the team to train full-time at the school’s old basketball facility.

Morgan said he’s been reaching out to potential sponsors in an effort to develop a grassroots program in the Auburn area.

He has traveled around the U.S., Canada and Europe playing the sport. He’s been an alternate a few times for the national team, but expects to make the travel squad in February when the team travels to Mexico in an attempt to qualify for the Pan American Championships.